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Wasps left buzzing with confidence

By David Hands, Rugby Correspondent

April 8 2004, 1:00am, The Times

LONDON WASPS’ efforts to reach the last four of the Heineken Cup for the first time will rest with the same XV that dispatched Northampton with such efficiency on Sunday. Lawrence Dallaglio will lead a confident team against Gloucester in High Wycombe on Sunday in what his players are referring to as the equivalent in English rugby of this week’s Arsenal-Chelsea encounter.

Wasps, of course, will seek to ensure that they play the role of Chelsea, whose results are followed so closely by, among others, Dallaglio. “Last weekend’s performance reflected a fairly upbeat mood,” he said. “We are playing a better game, more suited to taking on the top sides; we have momentum and a belief that we can go places and win.”

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